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Annual working hours per worker in Nigeria

Nigeria: Annual working hours per worker was 2,062 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,062 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
54th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,293 hours per worker
in 2016
All-time low
1,964 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours per worker in Nigeria, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2005201420232005: 2.0k hours per worker2006: 2.1k hours per worker2007: 2.1k hours per worker2008: 2.1k hours per worker2009: 2.1k hours per worker2010: 2.1k hours per worker2011: 2.1k hours per worker2012: 2.1k hours per worker2013: 2.1k hours per worker2014: 2.2k hours per worker2015: 2.2k hours per worker2016: 2.3k hours per worker2017: 2.2k hours per worker2018: 2.1k hours per worker2019: 2.0k hours per worker2020: 2.0k hours per worker2021: 2.0k hours per worker2022: 2.1k hours per worker2023: 2.1k hours per worker

Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.

Analysis

In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Nigeria stood at 2,062 hours per worker.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Nigeria peaked at 2,293 hours per worker in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,964 hours per worker, in 2020.

Nigeria ranks 54th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Annual working hours per worker in Nigeria, year by year

Year hours per worker Change
2005 2,050 hours per worker —
2006 2,063 hours per worker +0.6%
2007 2,075 hours per worker +0.6%
2008 2,077 hours per worker +0.1%
2009 2,081 hours per worker +0.2%
2010 2,081 hours per worker +0.0%
2011 2,085 hours per worker +0.2%
2012 2,103 hours per worker +0.8%
2013 2,119 hours per worker +0.8%
2014 2,178 hours per worker +2.8%
2015 2,236 hours per worker +2.7%
2016 2,293 hours per worker +2.5%
2017 2,197 hours per worker -4.2%
2018 2,095 hours per worker -4.6%
2019 1,995 hours per worker -4.8%
2020 1,964 hours per worker -1.5%
2021 2,020 hours per worker +2.8%
2022 2,056 hours per worker +1.8%
2023 2,062 hours per worker +0.3%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 2,062 hours per worker is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 2,062 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,069 hours per worker 2,050 hours per worker 2,081 hours per worker 5
2010s 2,138 hours per worker 1,995 hours per worker 2,293 hours per worker 10
2020s 2,025 hours per worker 1,964 hours per worker 2,062 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 51 Russia 2,087 hours per worker compare
  2. 52 Dominican Republic 2,072 hours per worker compare
  3. 53 Niger 2,069 hours per worker compare
  4. 55 Sri Lanka 2,053 hours per worker compare
  5. 56 Bahrain 2,052 hours per worker compare
  6. 57 Ukraine 2,045 hours per worker compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker in Nigeria?
Annual working hours per worker in Nigeria was 2,062 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 2,293 hours per worker in 2016.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 1,964 hours per worker in 2020.
How does Nigeria rank for annual working hours per worker?
Nigeria ranks 54th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
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